Glasgow Coma Scale

"Glasgow Coma Scale" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A scale that assesses the response to stimuli in patients with craniocerebral injuries. The parameters are eye opening, motor response, and verbal response.

Descriptor ID	D015600
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.940.968.875.250 E05.944.500 N04.452.859.564.800.250 N05.715.360.300.715.500.800.325
Concept/Terms	Glasgow Coma Scale Glasgow Coma Scale Coma Scale, Glasgow Scale, Glasgow Coma

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Records as Topic [E05.318.308.940]
Medical Records [E05.318.308.940.968]
Trauma Severity Indices [E05.318.308.940.968.875]
Glasgow Coma Scale [E05.318.308.940.968.875.250]
Trauma Severity Indices [E05.944]
Glasgow Coma Scale [E05.944.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Records as Topic [N04.452.859]
Medical Records [N04.452.859.564]
Trauma Severity Indices [N04.452.859.564.800]
Glasgow Coma Scale [N04.452.859.564.800.250]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Records as Topic [N05.715.360.300.715]
Medical Records [N05.715.360.300.715.500]
Trauma Severity Indices [N05.715.360.300.715.500.800]
Glasgow Coma Scale [N05.715.360.300.715.500.800.325]

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Bar chart showing 37 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2004 and 2011 and 2012 and 2013 and 2014 and 2016 and 2019 and 2021

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1996	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	3	3
2007	0	2	2
2009	0	1	1
2011	0	3	3
2012	0	3	3
2013	0	3	3
2014	0	3	3
2016	1	2	3
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	2	2
2019	1	2	3
2021	0	3	3
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Vattipally VN, Aude CA, Ran KR, Das O, Giwa GA, Rincon-Torroella J, Xu R, Byrne JP, Muehlschlegel S, Suarez JI, Mukherjee D, Huang J, Azad TD, Bettegowda C. Care intensity associated with sociodemographic factors without influencing inpatient mortality for patients with severe traumatic brain injury receiving palliative care. J Clin Neurosci. 2025 Sep; 139:111479.

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Malla A, Hassan B, Er S, Liang F, Ptak T, Manson PN, Grant MP. Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Association With Orbital Fracture Characteristics and Repair. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 Jul-Aug 01; 36(5):1834-1838.

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Johnson MD, Ventre GJ, Kaye J, Patel HB, Naveed A, Prestigiacomo CJ, Ngwenya LB. Evaluating mortality and 6-month functional outcomes of patients with dural venous sinus thrombosis in traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg. 2024 06 01; 140(6):1690-1699.

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Chang HYM, Flahive J, Bose A, Goostrey K, Osgood M, Carandang R, Hall W, Muehlschlegel S. Predicting mortality in moderate-severe TBI patients without early withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments including ICU complications: The MYSTIC-score. J Crit Care. 2022 12; 72:154147.

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Johnson MD, Stolz U, Carroll CP, Yang GL, Andaluz N, Foreman B, Kreitzer N, Goodman MD, Ngwenya LB. An independent, external validation and component analysis of the Surviving Penetrating Injury to the Brain score for civilian cranial gunshot injuries. J Neurosurg. 2022 12 01; 137(6):1839-1846.

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Sullivan JE, Panjwani S, Cahan MA. Influence of Insurance Status on Subdural Hematoma Management: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 02; 270:139-144.

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Labuz DF, Cunningham A, Tobias J, Dixon A, Dewey E, Marenco CW, Escobar MA, Hazeltine MD, Cleary MA, Kotagal M, Falcone RA, Fallon SC, Naik-Mathuria B, MacArthur T, Klinkner DB, Shah A, Chernoguz A, Orioles A, Zagel A, Gosain A, Knaus M, Hamilton NA, Jafri MA. Venous thromboembolic risk stratification in pediatric trauma: A Pediatric Trauma Society Research Committee multicenter analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 10 01; 91(4):605-611.

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Hinson HE, Li P, Myers L, Agarwal C, Pollock J, McWeeney S. Incorporating Immunoproteins in the Development of Classification Models of Progression of Intracranial Hemorrhage After Traumatic Brain Injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2021 Sep-Oct 01; 36(5):E322-E328.

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Mikati AG, Flahive J, Khan MW, Vedantam A, Gopinath S, Nordness MF, Robertson C, Patel MB, Sheth KN, Muehlschlegel S. Multicenter Validation of the Survival After Acute Civilian Penetrating Brain Injuries (SPIN) Score. Neurosurgery. 2019 11 01; 85(5):E872-E879.

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Hwang F, Pentakota SR, McGreevy CM, Glass NE, Livingston DH, Mosenthal AC. Preinjury Palliative Performance Scale predicts functional outcomes at 6 months in older trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 09; 87(3):541-551.

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